the first on street electric vehicle charging stays unveiled today. a pair sits at the corner of lexington and gay street. you will pay a there dollar an hour to pack. they offer 11 plug in charging spaces over several parking garages. humiliating how a woman describes hoi felt when she went to the food bank to get help feeding he family. her circumstances haven't changed much but he attitude has. katrina bush has her story. >> i love the way it makes me feel to say i'm here with you. you are not alone. >> tracy with smile but says he felt lick a failure, the first time she went to the food bank. a numb of things led her here years ago but started with a loss of her 6-year-old daughter in a car accident. i went through a depression. i could get up or work or oh

could, i had the fear. things not worse when her husband was laid off. the unemployment benefits he gets help. it's enough to pay our gas and electric and mortgage payment and keep gas in the car to go back and fort to school. there is a gap that happens where it's just you come up a little bit short and you need the extra happened. >> reporter: the maryland food bank fills in the gap for 460,000 people. 38% of those people earn 250 much money. >> we are seeing people coming in, they don't make enough money. they are working but don't make enough money to feeds they families consistently and well. >> reporter: she attributes the

disconnect between what they consider foods insecure and the qualifications for federal assistance too outdated poverty definitions. >> they have not adapted. >> the food bank works to fill the gap for so many, with one goal, end hunger in maryland. katrina bush, abc 2 news. >> in a poll, the food bank came across encouraging figure, 80% think it's possible to ends hunger in maryland. we are about to introduce you to a man who started a cross country run. he couldn't cross the chesapeake bay. you can't cross the bridge on foot. don harrison shows us his creative solution. >> reporter: here brendan, he is running through annapolis, a lot of people do that, what is

unusual, he started his run in san diego. he is running more than 3600 miles, he raised more than $200,000 on his run for veterans, brendan's best friends took his own life after his tour with the military. brandon wants to bring awareness to the difficulties veterans experience and for their service. >> there are good folks that support what they have done. >> everywhere he has gone, vets and people wants to wish him well. since you can't run across you may wonder how he is going to complete the run. he gets on a treadmill, on a boat, the whole way across the bay. >> we mets everyone from homeless veterans to shaking hands with president george w

bush. there is a lot to be said. we net demographics in between that. we are powerful and catching peoples attention, people are joining in the efforts and supporting what we are doing, and what our veterans need. >> reporter: he has 3000 miles under his belt. 600 miles to go. he will finish up in may or november on veterans day. don harrison, abc2 news. amazing story real creative. the life traffic before the bridge. it's moving smoothly. if you have plans on the other sides of the bay, you you should expect-traffic. nascar is holding events at the racetrack in dover. there is a wine festival in ocean city. don't be deceived by the traffic. before you head on the roads, check traffic conditions along the route with up to the minute delays, life cameras, follow it

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downtown blare, loren cook is from. there she gets beautiful next weekend. mike will have a detailed look at the forecast coming up in four minutes. this weekend, in parkville, off chance to see something you have probably never seen before. world champion drifter vaughn, is performing live. >> if you don't know what drifting is, don't worry. we are about to show you. jamie costello is at bob davidson ford to explain it all. you are not in the car this time. >> he asked for a set of wheels, we are on the go. you can't stay with the tires all day.

>> jamie, tomorrow, vaughn is expected to go over 900,000 miles really of tire usage, in 10:00 to 2:00. we are going to burn up a lot of tires, and starting on first of october we will have the biggest tire event of the year here at bob davidson ford lincoln. >> tomorrow he will be here from 10:00 to 2:00. all the proceeds are going to go to i step rise. our chin with autism do grow up. >> yes, in deed. adult service agency, providing programs and employment for adults with autism. our mission is to provide these individuals with opportunities to stay meaningfully in all

aspects of adult life. they have jobs and get out of high school. >> 100% of our employee volunteer or -- >> how proud are you that you group is going to with funded tomorrow? >> i'm delighted. long been terrific supporters of individuals with autism. my son works at a food bank and port discovery, meals on wheels. something different everyday of the week. how proud are you of that organizations you decided we meet in baltimore. >> i'm very proud. the may recall commission on autism did a resort where i ten

russ was the only agency identified to coordinate a 3-ee demonstration project to develop and implement best practices for adults with autism. >> good luck to you too many. >> bob david sop ford lincoln, see you too many. 10 to 2:00 to see vaughn drift. this weekend book womans will flock to baltimore for the 18th annual book festival from ig fis to advent chew stories. find titles to suit any interest, each comics. our biggest highlight is we have the new channel city comic book pavilion. graphic novels. that's happening all weekend. check that out. >> if bocks don't excite you, maybe food, wipe and bee will. live cooking demonstrations, music and book signings too.

the book festival is located at charles and center street. >> if you would rather be on the waters head to the state park middle riff too many. holding ultimate festival.

temperatures right now 68 annapolis. 69 at the airport. 72 in bel air. we are looking good, around 70. trimming back the temperatures end up in the 50s for tonight. notice, this morning, this going to drift in for saturday. more clouds saturday, more sunshine by sunday. how fitting. we look to the south, this is going to be an interesting storm. it could become for a brief period of time a subtropical system. the good news with this, it's too far off towards the east to see precipitation. if you are going to ocean city, you may see bands of showers pivoting off the coast and at times seeing damp spots. this could be towards the mouth of chesapeake, packs river, seeing scattered showers over the weekend to.

the west, high pressure, this is gorgeous weather. this is from illinois down towards north texas. that's snow over the rockys. that's cooler air. this is snow over the rockys that will move in not here but the cool air will move in as we go in to next weekend. temperatures out over the mids section of the nation, pushing 90 degrees. there is summer heat, the coldest air in coral harbor, that's over northern canada. we are looking good. beyond the weekend, by next week, talking about a westerly winds flow that is going to bring milder aup from the tennessee valley in to our region, it's going to get toasty. maryland's most accurate is calling for stars and clouds. 56 degrees, more clouds to the east. 74 for saturday. sunshine and clouds. got a great stretch of weather. 75 mondays. pair of 7s in to tuesday. 80 by wednesday and thursday

with lot of sunshine. things are going to change from friday in to next weekend. we will talk about that at 11:00. follow the rules or risk paying the price. that's especially true when planning a home improvement project big or small. charley crowson reports on why you want to be certain all the work you do on your home is up to code. having a new furnace. >> it was held together with few furnace tape. the walls would suck in. i knew that wasn't right republican . she called for a different contractfound code violations. >> that can cause a potential fire. it can cause a loss of control.

electrical shock to the homeowner. >> reporter: any new work must meet code at the time it's peformed. violations involve electrical, plumbing or structural issues that pose safety hazards. ignoring a violation could be an expense i have mistake. the most common codes violations we find is breakers are too large for the appliance they are serving. they offer inspections and correction work. charley crowson, abc2 news. if something is up to code, then the code changes, you don't have to bring it up to code but might be a good idea. homeowners insurance policies won't coverage damage or loss to an area that is found not to be up to the continue code in the area is supposed to be. talk to your agent, we'll be right back.

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welcome to world news tonight. on the line, the president makes an historic phone call today. is there really a new chance of peace with an old enemy? midair emergency, heroes jump into action, when their

commercial airline pilot suffers a heart attack in the cockpit. >> we have a man down, chest compressions going on right now. >> how they landed t plane. how passengers reacted. and real money helped one family score money saving tickets to the big game. how would you like it, if everyone around you paid six times more than you did? a good evening to you, we begin on this friday night with a single phone call opening a world of possibility. today president obama surprised everyone, announcing he had a personal phone conversation with the new president of iran, the first direct contact between leaders since 1979. so the question tonight, is this the best chance for a breakthrough in the middle east in 30 years? will the new leader of iran really deliver? abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl on the latest developments from the white house. john. >> reporter: history was made

today, diane with that 15 minute phone call. a potential opening to a country the u.s. has accused of trying to build nuclear weapons and supporting terrorism. the storming of the u.s. embassy in tehran and the 440 day hostage crisis that followed has a u.s. president spoken to an iranian president. >> the very fact this was the first communications between an american and iranian president since 1979 underscores the deepness between our countries and indicates the prospect of moving beyond that difficult history. >> reporter: news of the call broke with a tweet from iran's president shortly before president obama announced it, rouhani turned down a face to face meeting when both men were in new york on tuesday, but the call was his idea. rouhani has been in new york all week, speaking at the u.n. and vowing warmer relations with the united states. the obstacles are huge, for

years war with iran has seemed more likely than diplomatic progress. the president says he sees a chance for a big change. beginning with renewed talks on iran's nuclear program. >> i believe we have a responsibility to pursue diplomacy, and a unique opportunity to make progress with the new leadership in tehran. >> reporter: right after the president touted his historic conversation with the president of iran, he lashed out at a group he hasn't been talking to, republicans in congress, who he blamed for putting the government on a path to shutdown in just three days. >> nobody gets to threaten the full faith and credit of the united states just to extract political concessions. no one gets to hurt our economy and millions of innocent people just because there are a couple laws you do not like. >> reporter: history was made with the obama rouhani phone conversation, there has been no phone calls this week between the president and the speaker of the house. diane, it is no exaggeration to say that the president has made

more progress this week with iran than he has with republicans in congress. >> all right. give us the real story. is there going to be a shutdown next week? and how long? >> reporter: i think there quite likely will be, i put the odds at 50-50 this morning now there is more likely than not there will be a shutdown next week for a couple days. the much bigger problem when the country faces the risk of default, if congress doesn't raise the amount the government can borrow. >> all right, jonathan karl at the white house tonight. thank you. and on sunday, george stephanopoulos will have an exclusive interview with iran's foreign minister live, and that is sunday on this week. and also, in the news tonight, top scientists at the united nations say they want you to look at the pictures they have been studying, planet earth, the air, the water, the soil. hundreds of scientists saying tonight, it is visual proof of global warming, and what we all have to do next. abc's dan harris with today's big announcement.